Famous Personalities Born In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 26.   

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist   

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1694  On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist   

1719  On October - 26 birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer   

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.   

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.   

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.   

1795  On October - 26 birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1813  On October - 26 birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1818  On October - 26 birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1824  On October - 26 birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.   

1845  On October - 26 birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)